Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs
Artemisinin and its derivatives (ARTs) are known as conventional antimalarial drugs with clinical safety and efficacy. Youyou Tu was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine due to her discovery of artemisinin and its therapeutic effects on malaria. Apart from antimalarial effects, mounting...
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Feifei Qiu Feifei Qiu Junfeng Liu Junfeng Liu Xiumei Mo Xiumei Mo Huazhen Liu Huazhen Liu Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai |
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Feifei Qiu Feifei Qiu Junfeng Liu Junfeng Liu Xiumei Mo Xiumei Mo Huazhen Liu Huazhen Liu Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs Frontiers in Immunology artemisinin adaptive immunity innate immunity autoimmune disease immunoregulation cellular signaling |
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Feifei Qiu Feifei Qiu Junfeng Liu Junfeng Liu Xiumei Mo Xiumei Mo Huazhen Liu Huazhen Liu Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Yuchao Chen Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai Zhenhua Dai |
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Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs |
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Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs |
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Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs |
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Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs |
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Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial Drugs |
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immunoregulation by artemisinin and its derivatives: a new role for old antimalarial drugs |
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Artemisinin and its derivatives (ARTs) are known as conventional antimalarial drugs with clinical safety and efficacy. Youyou Tu was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine due to her discovery of artemisinin and its therapeutic effects on malaria. Apart from antimalarial effects, mounting evidence has demonstrated that ARTs exert therapeutic effects on inflammation and autoimmune disorders because of their anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties. In this aspect, tremendous progress has been made during the past five to seven years. Therefore, the present review summarizes recent studies that have explored the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of ARTs on autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. In this review, we also discuss the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory effects of ARTs. Recent preclinical studies will help lay the groundwork for clinical trials using ARTs to treat various immune-based disorders, especially autoimmune diseases. |
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artemisinin adaptive immunity innate immunity autoimmune disease immunoregulation cellular signaling |
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doaj-48bbd6e26d5b4dd5a0fe8019839251152021-09-09T05:10:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Immunology1664-32242021-09-011210.3389/fimmu.2021.751772751772Immunoregulation by Artemisinin and Its Derivatives: A New Role for Old Antimalarial DrugsFeifei Qiu0Feifei Qiu1Junfeng Liu2Junfeng Liu3Xiumei Mo4Xiumei Mo5Huazhen Liu6Huazhen Liu7Yuchao Chen8Yuchao Chen9Yuchao Chen10Zhenhua Dai11Zhenhua Dai12Zhenhua Dai13Zhenhua Dai14Section of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaSection of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaSection of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaSection of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaSection of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaSection of Immunology & Joint Immunology Program, Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences & Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Dampness Syndrome of Chinese Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Clinical Research on Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Joint Lab on Chinese Medicine and Immune Diseases, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, ChinaArtemisinin and its derivatives (ARTs) are known as conventional antimalarial drugs with clinical safety and efficacy. Youyou Tu was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine due to her discovery of artemisinin and its therapeutic effects on malaria. Apart from antimalarial effects, mounting evidence has demonstrated that ARTs exert therapeutic effects on inflammation and autoimmune disorders because of their anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties. In this aspect, tremendous progress has been made during the past five to seven years. Therefore, the present review summarizes recent studies that have explored the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of ARTs on autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection. In this review, we also discuss the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the immunomodulatory effects of ARTs. Recent preclinical studies will help lay the groundwork for clinical trials using ARTs to treat various immune-based disorders, especially autoimmune diseases.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.751772/fullartemisininadaptive immunityinnate immunityautoimmune diseaseimmunoregulationcellular signaling |